Changes in mortalities and hospital admissions associated with holidays and respiratory illness: Implications for medical services

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 275-281

  Keatinge, W R ^a   Donaldson, G C ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coronary; Elective; Emergency; Hospital admissions; Mortality; Respiratory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SERVICE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LEISURE; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HOLIDAYS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PATIENT ADMISSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 19944383175     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2005.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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